Presenting the winners of EY Entrepreneur Of The Year India Award 2012

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Mumbai, 21 February 2013 – Mr. Adi Godrej, Chairman of the Godrej Group, who has created an international conglomerate in diverse sectors such as FMCG, consumer durables, real estate, industrial engineering etc, was today named the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012. The Lifetime Achievement Award this year has been conferred upon Mr. Ratan Tata.

Seven other successful entrepreneurs also received these coveted awards across various categories at a magnificent celebratory banquet here today, which was attended by over 500 people. Mr Sachin Pilot, the Honourable Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of Corporate Affairs, was the chief guest for the evening. Mr. Godrej will now go on to represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Monte Carlo, Monaco in June 2013.

A high-powered, 9-member jury, led by Mr R C Bhargava, Chairman of Maruti Suzuki India, selected the winners from several outstanding self-nominations. The Entrepreneur of The Year is the only business award to be based on self-nomination and is also the only global business award program. It is now in its 14th year in India.

This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award-winner, Mr Ratan Tata, is a true visionary, who has inspired immeasurable respect for strengthening the Tata legacy of wealth and job creation in India and equally for asserting a greater role for Indian entrepreneurs on the global business landscape. He has also been a former recipient of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in 2003.

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Quote from Rajiv Memani, Country Managing Partner, EY India,” “Innovation, a strong focus on the core which helped ride out tough market conditions and the ability to change the rules of the game in their sectors has been the hallmark of our winners this year, in addition to building scale both in India and on the global platform. We salute their achievements"

Quote from Farokh Balsara, Partner & EOY Program Leader, EY India, “Entrepreneurs have played a seminal role in the success of fast-growing economies like India. At EY, we have long recognized the potential of entrepreneurs and our committed to helping them succeed. Together, our finalists represent many unique business models and breakthrough ideas which are touching the lives of millions of people not just across India, but around the world.

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